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How a ‘nurdle’ nightmare is costing Texas

How a ‘nurdle’ nightmare is costing Texas

Update: 2025-11-17
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For the first time in more than a decade, there is no incumbent in the race for one of the most powerful – and often contentious – posts in Texas. Incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton is not running for reelection, and now seven people are vying for his office. Eleanor Klibanoff of the Texas Tribune joins us with a preview of the upcoming battle.
Also, a new study says more than half of Texas parents haven’t heard of education savings accounts, sometimes called school vouchers. We’ll see what that adds up to.
Plus, along the Texas Gulf Coast, the latest in a long-running battle against plastic pellets known nurdles.





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How a ‘nurdle’ nightmare is costing Texas

How a ‘nurdle’ nightmare is costing Texas

David Brown